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STATE v. LUI

No. 6672.

603 P.2d 151 (1979)

STATE of Hawaii, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Abel Simeona LUI, also known as Able S. Lui and Bobo, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

November 26, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Renee M.L. Yuen, Deputy Public Defender, Honolulu (Raymond E. Gurczynski, Deputy Public Defender, Honolulu, with her on the brief), for defendant-appellee.

Arthur Ross, Deputy Pros. Atty. (Keith M. Kaneshiro, Deputy Pros. Atty., Honolulu, on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RICHARDSON, C.J., OGATA and MENOR, JJ., and Retired Justice MARUMOTO and Circuit Judge LUM assigned by reason of vacancies.

PER CURIAM.

Appellant, Abel Simeona Lui, charged with murder for the shooting death of Don Anthony Gomes, was convicted by a jury of manslaughter1 on April 11, 1977.

Appellant claimed self-defense under our statutory scheme of justification.2 From his conviction, he appeals.

On July 7, 1976, several hours before the homicide, at the end of a fist fight between the parties, appellant claimed...

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